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Any more news? Seems like I read in another thread that he was going to be an EE like he's already committed , but maybe it was meant that "IF he comes here he will be an EE"

It's just hat the guy above you wrote. If had can EE in January, than we will take him. Davon said he's going to take some visits and keep his options open. There's no question about SC wanting him at SC, but it's a matter of him being eligible.

IMO, if he can EE here in January, he's coming here, no matter how hard aTm, Arizona St or ole miss push.

USC won the battle for highly coveted OL Austin Clark (6-6 295) of Lexington, VA Thursday night when he announced a commitment to the Gamecocks on his local TV station. Clark picked the Gamecocks over Virginia Tech, Tennessee and Ohio State.
Clark visited USC for a spring practice and made a return visit May 31st for a final look. He developed a strong relationship with Gamecock offensive line coach Shawn Elliott and that was one of his primary reasons for picking the Gamecocks.
“Coach Elliott and coach (Steve) Spurrier were the ones who really, really sold me on the school,” Clark said. “They talked about everything and I was able to see it in person. It wasn’t one of those deals where they talk a good game but it isn’t that way. Everything they said proved to be true. Overall, South Carolina was definitely who I felt comfortable with.”
Clark also visited Tennessee and Virginia Tech in the days leading up to his decision to compare and contrast those programs with USC.
“Just being down there at South Carolina, it gave me a great feel,” Clark said. “I really like it down there. Comfortability was great. Academics, they have the number one international business school in the country. And depth chart, coach says I have a good chance of going in there and contributing early. I definitely think I’ve made the right choice. I talked it over with my parents and they agreed I made the right choice.”
The Gamecocks will lose both of their starting tackles after this season and they eye Clark as a possible immediate replacement.
“I have a good frame and I can carry more weight,” he said. “My footwork is good. My strength is run blocking because of the explosiveness in my hips.”
Clark is the third offensive lineman to commit to USC for the 2015 class.

Florida Atlantic commit RB Jordan Scarlett of Fort Lauderdale will try to visit USC within the next couple of weeks. Scarlett also plans to take an official visit to USC in the fall.
“My (high school) coach is trying to arrange for someone to get me up there,” Scarlett said. “I’m really excited about visiting there.”
Scarlett said the Gamecocks have a good chance getting a future commitment from him. “It’s an SEC school and that raises the bar,” he said. “You get to compete against the best.”
His friendship with LB Skai Moore has also been influential.
“They’re telling me they think I could make the same kind of impact (Moore) did when he became the defensive MVP as a freshman,” Scarlett said. “They think I could come in and play early and do the same kind of thing.”
Ohio State is the only other school Scarlett plans to visit in the future.

Several years ago then USC secondary coach Ron Cooper reached into Mobile, AL and plucked cornerback Captain Munnerlyn who went on to become one of the best Gamecock defenders in recent history. The Gamecocks are going back into Mobile in search of corner help in the form of Jalen Thompson (6-0 170).
Thompson will visit USC Thursday and Friday with two friends and future prospects from Mobile, 2016 QB Tyrone Johnson and his brother 2017 LB Thomas Johnson.
“I have a lot of interest in South Carolina,” Thompson said. “It’s one of the schools I want to get to know about. The SEC is a bid deal because I’d love to play in the SEC. I don’t know that much about them. I’ve been doing research and I’ve watched them the last couple of years and I like what I’ve seen.”
Thompson has over 35 offers and said his focus right now is on USC, Kentucky, Georgia and Miami. The Gamecocks have made it clear to him that he is wanted.
“They’ve been pushing hard since the end of May,” he said. “It’s close among all the schools and I don’t have a leader.” Thompson wants to make a decision around the end of July.
Last season he had 39 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and he returned 4 punts for touchdowns.

Two games into his junior season, Swansea’s Johnathon Sutton (6-0 223) made a cut on field turf as a running back and without contact suffered a season ending knee injury. Sutton tore his ACL and damaged his chances for offers from USC and Clemson. But that injury did not scare off some out of state programs who now hope to benefit from a healthy Sutton at linebacker.
Right now the team in the best position for him is North Carolina. “They’ve been recruiting me hard before and after the injury,” Sutton said. “Their depth chart at linebacker is pretty small. I could most likely get some playing time if I go there. It just feels like home, feels like the people here in Swansea. And the coaching staff is good.”
Sutton has visited Chapel Hill and plans to return June 20th. Sutton, however, is not yet completely sold on the Tar Heels. He recently visited Virginia Tech and is scheduled to visit Tennessee July 13th. He also plans to look at NC State, Georgia Tech and Central Florida. “I’m just trying to get around,” he said. “I didn’t get to go around because of the injury.”
In his sophomore season Sutton established himself as a major linebacker prospect by racking up 75 tackles with 21 tackles for loss.

WR Darius Slayton of Norcross, GA made it to USC over the weekend for the Gamecocks’ first camp of the season. Slayton said the Gamecocks are moving up his list.
“My list has changed a little but I haven’t really sat down and made a new one,” Slayton said. “I will say this…I like South Carolina more (after the visit) than I did.”
Slayton participated in the morning session of the camp and then took a tour of the campus during the afternoon session.
“It was a really cool place,” he said. “I like the campus a lot. The coaches are recruiting me as a wide receiver but we haven’t really talked about how they plan to use me yet.”
His other visit this summer has been to Florida. The Gators did not make his original top eight but could make the revitalized list. “I like them a lot more after the visit,” he added.
Slayton has not scheduled any other visits for this summer but does plan to take another trip or two prior to football season. Others on his short list are Clemson, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama and Tennessee.